Founder's Corner

As the first person to use social media for fundraising at the
presidential level during both of Barack Obama’s election
campaigns, Steve Spinner recognized an opportunity to build
automated fundraising software for a neglected but critical market.
Steve is the founder and CEO of RevUp, an automated...

Entrepreneurs start companies for a variety of different reasons.
For Thomaz Srougi, the motivation to turn an idea into a business
came from his own community. Thomaz is CEO and founder of dr.
consulta. He grew up in Brazil, and after learning there were 100
million people in the country without access to medical care,...

Hiring the right person for your team is like drafting an athlete
out of college: You know they’re good, but you’re often choosing
them for their potential and how great they’re going to be.
Sidharth Kakkar is the co-founder and CEO of Front Row Education.
They’re changing the way teachers use technology in the...

To build successful companies and work with great people, you must
recognize the value of entrepreneurial instinct, and how to
pinpoint people’s superpowers and corral them with a common vision.
Nancy Lublin is the founder and CEO of Crisis Text Line, a company
that offers free, 24/7 text support to people of all ages...

About the Podcast

Launching and growing an impactful company, especially one with a strong mission, can be a daunting task. The journey from assembling the right founding team to taking on investment, navigating a crowded market, tackling recruiting, and building a culture that marries purpose with profit constantly challenges what entrepreneurs can handle on their own. Founder's Corner brings you bite-size lessons and relatable tales from today's premier founders and CEOs so you can get ahead of tomorrow's roadblocks and build a great company faster than ever before. Join hosts Shripriya Mahesh and Rob Veres from Omidyar Network's emerging technology team, who invest in early-stage startups that aim to build great for-profit businesses that can change the world and create impact at scale.